j-town

good cloudy morning

2011-12-11T07:12:00.001-08:00

2010 archives:

2011-12-10T16:46:00.001-08:00

beater

2011-12-10T16:12:00.001-08:00

2011-12-09T19:56:00.001-08:00

smoked

2011-12-08T09:16:00.001-08:00

b-rollin'

2011-11-28T11:11:00.000-08:00

cuban

2011-11-27T13:37:00.001-08:00

@peplava (pep love)

2011-11-12T00:30:00.000-08:00

melina jones

2011-11-11T23:44:00.000-08:00

2011-10-07T08:32:00.005-07:00

2011-10-07T08:32:00.003-07:00

2011-10-07T08:32:00.001-07:00

2011-10-07T08:31:00.002-07:00

2011-10-07T08:31:00.000-07:00

holga lenses on my 5d

2011-10-06T14:30:00.000-07:00

pretty neat on what they produce on my digital slr. FYI, you need a lot of light to have decent shots. these were shot at sunset, around 630, with lots of cloud cover.

2011-10-05T17:26:00.000-07:00

2011-10-05T17:25:00.000-07:00

mechanic

2011-10-05T17:05:00.000-07:00

pete rock & dj premier @ som - sf

2011-10-02T01:30:00.000-07:00

homes 2.0

2011-09-30T15:44:00.000-07:00

sj

2011-09-27T08:58:00.000-07:00

the light

2011-09-13T23:05:00.000-07:00

2011-09-13T20:07:00.000-07:00

San Jose

2011-09-06T21:50:00.002-07:00

2011-09-06T21:50:00.001-07:00

127

2011-09-06T21:50:00.000-07:00

tuk-tuk

2011-09-06T14:06:00.000-07:00

flash back to my trip to thailand in 2006. the best way to get around town is in a tuk-tuk.

40

2011-08-21T01:43:00.000-07:00

it don't stop...when you turn 40. happy bday to djhenboogie!

hydrate

2011-08-17T08:25:00.000-07:00

somewhere

2011-08-14T11:25:00.001-07:00

grain

2011-08-14T11:25:00.000-07:00

pine

2011-08-13T23:11:00.000-07:00

streetlight

2011-08-13T23:10:00.000-07:00

port side

2011-08-13T22:09:00.000-07:00

unfocussed

2011-08-12T22:00:00.001-07:00

yield to

2011-08-07T11:35:00.000-07:00

earth setting

2011-08-02T19:53:00.001-07:00

walton's light

2011-08-02T19:53:00.000-07:00

127

2011-08-02T19:51:00.002-07:00

lake chabot

2011-07-30T10:45:00.001-07:00

self portrait

2011-07-30T10:45:00.000-07:00

nancy

2011-07-29T09:32:00.000-07:00

i call him boog

2011-07-29T09:03:00.000-07:00

drip: artist/tag unknown

2011-07-25T23:31:00.000-07:00

oakland coliseum

2011-07-21T00:12:00.000-07:00

Elevate

2011-07-21T00:11:00.001-07:00

Ma

2011-07-21T00:11:00.000-07:00

dropped

2011-07-21T00:10:00.000-07:00

down the street

2011-07-12T23:51:00.000-07:00

Massacre

2011-07-12T23:50:00.000-07:00

2011-07-12T06:59:00.000-07:00

shades

2011-07-12T06:55:00.001-07:00

phero

2011-07-11T22:06:00.001-07:00

levels

2011-07-11T22:04:00.000-07:00

red, yellow, black.

2011-07-10T12:41:00.001-07:00

del monte

2011-07-09T11:31:00.000-07:00

Art In The Streets

2011-07-07T09:44:00.000-07:00

Thanks to a friend via twitter, I learned of this exhibit that was going to have an artist featured there that I admire very much. Once inside, it was pretty much a street art, mostly graffiti art, wet dream. Just…wow. There was even an installment with a timeline dedicated to the history of graffiti that I really appreciated. That was really dope.

here's a shot of my favorite street artis's work, the might banksy.

if you get a chance and have the time, at least 3 hours to take it all in, make your way to MOCA in los angeles. you will not be disappointed.

oh yeah...thanks to banksy, free on monday's!

peace.

sun rise

2011-07-07T09:15:00.001-07:00

homes 1.2

2011-07-06T22:59:00.000-07:00

homes 1.1

2011-07-06T22:56:00.000-07:00

homes 1.0

2011-06-29T22:58:00.000-07:00

and they were all yellow

2011-06-29T22:53:00.001-07:00

seat by the river

2011-06-18T00:03:00.000-07:00

mia

2011-06-15T23:29:00.000-07:00

people! i know i've not posted in a long time. soooo bad of me, i know. rest assured, i've been snapping away during this time, i've just didn't have the time nor the energy to edit the photos and post them up. at any rate, hopefully, things will get back to normal with more frequent posts very soon. god willing.

thanks for sticking around!

danne and crew: san jose, costa rica

2011-02-18T22:49:00.000-08:00

while out photo-walking in san jose costa rica, i came across this community park/rec center. soccer field, basketball courts and something i couldn't figure out what this area was used for. it had a roof but no walls, benches and super smooth cement floors. at any rate, i met danne (danny) and his friends who have the funniest nick-names "rooster", practicing on their skate boards, cracking jokes and just hanging out passing time. danne and his friends ranged from ages 17-24 with danne being the oldest. he loved skating and it showed, and he loves heavy metal too. with my limited spanish and their limited english, we still were able to communicate AND be silly. fools tried to get me to smoke weed with them! hahaha anyways, all-around cool ass cats.

i see y'all.

sj legend: dj henboogie

2011-02-18T22:13:00.000-08:00

the homie...

caribbean sea: panama

2011-02-15T12:12:00.000-08:00

panama: border: crossing

2011-02-01T12:09:00.000-08:00

autopista 36 v.3

2011-02-01T11:39:00.000-08:00

autopista 36 v.2

2011-01-24T22:34:00.000-08:00

the magnificent: dj jazzy jeff

2011-01-24T22:27:00.000-08:00

recently, the dopest dj to still be alive came to san francisco and delivered an epic set i've never heard anyone dj spin. i've seen him spin before, about 10 years in sacramento, where i learned how dope this dj is. a pretty good set and the beat juggling, scratching and clean blends. in san francisco, he threw down hip hop, soul, r&b, house and punk rock. yeah, punk rock. he did it all seamlessly but not in that particular order. there was no break to segway in the next track. it was all continuous and just like before, scratching, beat juggling and blends we all clean. he was truly magnificent!

so where ever you are, if he's coming to a city near you, don't sleep!

autopista 36

2011-01-22T11:06:00.000-08:00

costa rica / panama

2011-01-19T11:43:00.000-08:00

i've finally had some time to grab a photo, add some slight touches to it and put down some words about my recent trip to costa rica and panama. to sum up the whole trip: an experience of a lifetime! it's one of those moments where you say "i'll never forget it - i have to come back". the people, the food and yes of course, the weather!

the photo above was taken on the costa rican side of the costa rica/panama border crossing. i was 1-2 minutes away from speaking with the immigration officer, which is a must before crossing the border.

i have many more photos to look at and edit, so, there will be more to come. stay tuned...

rainy golden gate

2010-12-25T17:23:00.001-08:00

jaguar

2010-12-08T16:22:00.001-08:00

a giant parade

2010-12-03T11:34:00.000-08:00

over 1 million bay area and nor-cal fans packed downtown san fran for it's 1st ever sf giants ticker-tape parade. an unexplanable incredible high feeling on that day.

audio: Hayling (edit) by FC Kahuna

camera: canon 5d mark II

lens: 24-70mm 2.8L

scenario: edited remix

2010-12-03T09:27:00.001-08:00

analog

2010-12-02T22:57:00.001-08:00

dolce & gabbana extract

2010-11-28T19:51:00.000-08:00

slick rick

2010-11-16T14:24:00.000-08:00

dedicate

2010-11-08T16:35:00.000-08:00

as the title indicates, this is a dedication. the photo below is dedicated to dope street photographer i know and wouldn't have gotten to this point if it wasn't for myspace. yeah, myspace. since then, i've hung out with him a couple times and missed a few other times where we could have hooked up and shoot. his name is john coyne, cool with a great eye and a humongous passion for what he does.

you can find his crafty artwork at caughtinthescramble.com. go there. now!

artfully dallas

2010-11-06T19:57:00.000-07:00

street, murial and sculpture art in dallas was very hard to find. especially street art. in fact, it seemed it can only be found in the deep ellum section/district of dallas, a small area full of dive bars, galleries, cafes and what-not, 1/4 mile east of downtown dallas. so, i think it's safe to say that the art scene in dallas is ironically small despite how large dallas is.

enjoy.

talib does dallas

2010-11-06T19:15:00.000-07:00

one of my hopes while in dallas, was to go to a hip hop show and snap some shots. as a photographer from liberal bay area california trying to work some magic in, well, not so liberal texas, was definitely a hard challenge. like a foreign challenge. there just so happened to be a talib kweli/ozomatli show at the palladium in dallas. i had a little resistance at the door after i bought my ticket to get in, but after speaking with KC who was in charge of media, she was very understanding and made it possible to bring my cameras in. phew. that took patience, a quick tongue and persistance.

thank you KC!

the one and only, talib kweli.

#1

2010-11-06T19:12:00.000-07:00

tuck fexas

2010-11-05T11:40:00.001-07:00

texas: dallas 1.2

2010-11-04T20:18:00.000-07:00

orange & black

2010-11-04T12:55:00.000-07:00

congrats to SF Giants in winning the world series!

being at the ticker-tape parade was an experience of a lifetime. i was more excited than actual giants fans dressed up in their giants wear while riding BART from fremont to san fran. the train was stacked, front to back with black and orange. i attempted to start some chants that quickly died even though the packed train seemed enthusiastic and festive. at any-rate, walking amongst 1 million fans in downtown san fran was very overwhelming. certainly not a place for the claustrophobic.

before i continue on, i must also clarify something. i love seeing competition in sports. by any means, i'm not a sports fanatic for any particular team/sport. i just enjoy seeing a good, suspenseful and exciting win. usually, those can be seen during playoffs of any sport. it goes without saying, i live in a city that's pretty much neutral when it comes to football and baseball in the bay area. we have 2 teams to pick for each sport. i always root for both teams to have success in their sport, but when both teams play each other, i try to stay neutral, however, i sometimes end up rooting for teams from san fran. so how i saw the playoffs? this non sports fanatic saw the san francisco giants dominate the playoffs. they beat atlanta, convincingly beat philly AND texas. they truly earned and deserve the champion title. it goes with out saying, hats off to the san francisco giants on a well played (pitched) playoffs and world series!

moving on, instead of shooting stills for this monumental event, i decided to capture video instead. not sure why, but that's what how the creative juices flowed yesterday morning. i'll have the video up soon! until then, enjoy a few of the stills i snapped off.

texas: dallas 1.1

2010-11-04T08:06:00.000-07:00

the picture below is dedicated to the state of texas and to the security guy at this building who shook his finger at me indicating no photographs of the building, even though i was on public property and no visible signs stating i couldn't.

texas: dallas 1.0

2010-11-03T01:53:00.000-07:00

13:32

2010-10-27T12:21:00.001-07:00

new leaf

2010-10-24T13:29:00.001-07:00

gorilla galleries: 408

2010-10-23T00:18:00.000-07:00

a cig's life

2010-10-21T10:23:00.000-07:00

12:00 pm

2010-10-21T08:34:00.000-07:00

photo shop

2010-10-20T09:45:00.000-07:00

gorilla galleries: 408

2010-10-20T09:43:00.000-07:00

ooze

2010-10-19T09:42:00.000-07:00

gorilla galleries: 408

2010-10-18T09:24:00.000-07:00

a cig's life

2010-10-17T09:10:00.000-07:00

fashion

2010-10-17T09:04:00.000-07:00